Fellow cardboard lovers,
I’ve been building a no rarity collection because c’mon - it’s the true OG base set. There are no hard and fast rules and the loose structure is as follows:
Borrrring! get to the pictures!
And finally, this infamous, actual 1st Ed Machamp, which arrived yesterday:
Awesome cards! No Rarity takes a slow and steady work, good luck with your set!
Awesome stuff!!
Nice to see another no rarity collector on here!! 
Thanks! It’s very fun and patience is definitely needed.
Your raw no-rarities are in great condition. Congrats!
When you get around to adding the Trainer cards, be sure to know the difference between the no-rarity cards and those with identical artwork that came in the Quick Starter Gift Set. It will save you a lot of grief. (I assembled my no-rarity sets in the late 1990s and wasn’t aware of the difference until years later, when I had to start chasing down the Trainers again, haha.)
Thank you! The Gyarados is the roughest of the bunch overall but I have been relatively lucky with listings so far.
The heads up on the Trainers is very much appreciated; there’s a helpful thread from @hayo and I can see how easy it would be to pick up the wrong thing…a good reminder of how little knowledge the grading companies can have. I would love to see some pictures of your collection if you haven’t a thread already, looks like you had the right idea collecting these from the off!
I didn’t know this! How does one tell the difference?
Now these cards are ones I like very much.
